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Filters discussions seem to get people just as excited as favorite films, camera brands or fly rods.? So I'm not trying to push my filter philosophy on anybody but here's my viewpoint. I use filters only to modify light for a specific purpose.? A warming filter to..."warm" a scene, a polarizer to take away some glare off water for example.? When I do use a filter it is a top of the line multicoated filter by B&W.? Some of the high end multicoated Hoyas aren't bad either.? I've tested every filter I use to be sure that it doesn't impair the technical quality of the image.? Other than that I don't screw a piece of glass on the front of my optically excellent, multicoated lens that I paid big bucks for.? Lens caps and lens shades protect lenses, filters modify light. Re the 80-200/2.8 Nikon.? Doug, I would say you have a possible internal problem with the lens.? I and several other shooters I know use that lens extensively for trains.? Head on, sideways, whatever.? With no filter on the lens, you shouldn't be getting any ghost headlight images.? I'm assuming you're talking about distinct headlight ghost images appearing separately from the real lights and not the "E-6 smear" previously alluded to. Warming the flash...Dave's idea is perfect and makes a natural looking shot? instead of looking? like something from the coroner's files... Mike Gardner ======================================================= -> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message ? 1998 SPORRS? - All Rights Reserved =======================================================
